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Oscars: Academy to honor Tyler Perry, Motion Picture & Television Fund with Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards

Erik Anderson January 14, 2021

The Academy announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to filmmaker Tyler Perry and to the Motion Picture... Read More

Academy announces eligibility rule addendum for 93rd Academy Awards

Erik Anderson October 7, 2020

On October 6, the Academy’s Board of Governors passed an addendum to Awards Rule Two regarding eligibility. The Board initially made rule changes this past... Read More

Academy announces new, sweeping representation and inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility

Erik Anderson September 8, 2020

For the last few years, the Oscars, after coming under intense scrutiny when 2016 had only white acting nominees and spawning the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite (coined... Read More

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Oscars: Academy invites 819 new members including Lulu Wang, Kelvin Harrison, Jr and Ari Aster

Erik Anderson June 30, 2020

ACADEMY SURPASSES GOAL TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC/RACIAL COMMUNITIES BY 2020 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations... Read More

Oscars: In newest change, Academy will extend voting privileges to talent agents

Erik Anderson June 29, 2020

Looks like The Academy isn’t done making changes for future Oscars, as today the Board of Governors announced that talent agents will now be allowed... Read More

Oscars will return to 10 Best Picture nominees, add representation and inclusion standards for eligibility

Erik Anderson June 12, 2020

94th Oscars will feature 10 Best Picture nominees, 93rd Oscars will remain under current system Representation and inclusion standards to be established and adopted in... Read More

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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2019

Margot, oh Margot, what to do. Before we had much of an inkling as to what Bombshell would look like, Margot Robbie has been riding... Read More

Oscars: The 2019-2020 Board of Governors

Erik Anderson June 20, 2019

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) today finalized the lineup of its 2019-2020 Board of Governors after a runoff in the Film... Read More

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Honorary Oscars: David Lynch, Wes Studi, Lina Wertmüller; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Geena Davis

Erik Anderson June 3, 2019

Wertmüller was the first woman nominated for the Best Director Oscar; Davis has been a force in gender equality in the media The Academy announced... Read More